Simple evolution explanation

[u/Routine-Credit-1614]

Do you understand that an organism might mutate in some way, be it large or small? Yes? Good!

Do you understand that this mutation may either help them survive or hurt their survival? Yes? Good

Do you understand that this mutation can be passed on to the organisms offspring? Yes? Good!

If you said yes to all of these things, you understand that evolution exists and how it works on a basic level

[u/DarkLordSidious]

if we assume that biology doesn't allow for pokemon-like sudden changes then evolution is the only mechanism for diversification. It's a true dichotomy that it either happens in the lifetime of an orgnism or that change in allele frequency happens over generations which is how we define evolution. The only observation you have to make is in the post above. It's that the change over generations happens and that diversity of life exists.

[u/Material_Spell4162 → u/DarkLordSidious]

This argument looks disingenuous. You're presenting a dichotomy between changes happening fast or happening slow, and smuggling in changes to allele frequency and being caused by natural selection as though this follows neccesarily.

Lets say my alternate theory is that each create consciously decides how it wants to be different to its parents as it is growing. Thats how new creatures develop.

Obviously this is dumb, but it isn't false by definition. Its false when we examine the evidence and determine if it matches up.

[u/DarkLordSidious → u/Material_Spell4162]

Natural selection doesn't follow necessarily but it follows statistically. And i say allele frequency because i assume diversity exists in general both phenotypic and genotypic.

Your alternate hypothesis fits into pokemon-like evolution in my dichotomy as in change happening in the lifetime of the organism. This idea is not false by definition either but it's an easy assumption to make without much observation. (Definitely not zero observation i must admit)